The federal government has said it will backdate the payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 to July 29, 2024.The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for Civil Servants has reached an agreement to implement the new minimum wage on July 29, 2024.According to Punch, this was ...

Gospel singer Dele Agbeyo, popularly known as Dele Gold, has passed away. The self-proclaimed “Miliki Gospel King,” Dele Gold hailed from Usi, Ekiti State, but grew up in Faforiji, Osun State. He reportedly died on Wednesday after a brief illness. His death has been confirmed by ...

Air Peace has distanced itself from the arrest of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, which occurred on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.   Ajaero was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) as he was about to depart for the United ...

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, announced that the state has not reported any cases of Mpox across its 20 local government areas. In a statement released to journalists in Abeokuta, on Wednesday,  Dr Coker emphasized that the state has maintained rigorous ...

The Presidency has expressed awareness of repeated attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, a Chinese company, to unlawfully claim offshore assets belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The government has described the moves as fraudulent and ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a youth secretariat for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FCT Minister Nyesom Wike announced this on Monday during a town hall meeting at the Bwari Area Council. The meeting aimed to mobilize youths in the territory against ...

Police authorities in Abuja have apprehended a man who climbed a mast and attempted suicide in protest against Nigeria’s severe socio-economic challenges. The man, identified as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau, climbed a 120-foot mast at ASO Radio in the Katampe area of the nation’s capital on Monday, ...

Augustina Amadin, wife of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amadin Monday, who was left bedridden after being shot by a colleague, has cried for help. In an emotional interview with Saturday Vanguard, Mrs. Augustina spoke of shared how she had always been proud of her husband’s service ...

Many countries with prominent educational institutions recognize the importance of having loved ones nearby while studying. They have introduced dependent visa programs that allow international students to bring their family members. Here are ten countries that still permit dependents: USA ...

Written by Rachael Omidiji George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said he couldn’t pay each of his four drivers N100,000 monthly, as the new minimum wage is in view. Akume recently spoke at a Christian community event and highlighted his financial difficulties, ...

A week after certain senators raised their voices against one another over seating arrangements in the refurbished Red Chamber, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno Central and Chief Whip of the Senate, expressed his disenchantment over dysfunctional facilities in the renovated complex. ...

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has said his administration will soon commence the construction of road networks linking communities in different parts of the state. Governor Ododo disclosed this during his Sallah homage to the people of Onyukoko-Idoji ward in Okene Local ...